Colombian Meat is part of the photo essay on Colombian culinary traditions. This time, meat displays in several popular markets around Colombia witness our sanitary and aesthetic culture as a meat-eating country. It is evident that the strength of these images results from their visual impact and their morbidity. Ironically but also by coincidence, this visual impact is the same one that meat vendors use to attract customers. The idea is to let the meat speak by itself and sell fresh products.

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Ojos de res en el mercado de San Agustín, Huila / Cow eyes at a rural market in the Central Andes

Colombian Meat is part of the photo essay on Colombian culinary traditions. This time, meat displays in several popular markets around Colombia witness our sanitary and aesthetic culture as a meat-eating country. It is evident that the strength of these images results from their visual impact and their morbidity. Ironically but also by coincidence, this visual impact is the same one that meat vendors use to attract customers. The idea is to let the meat speak by itself and sell fresh products.

Colombian Meat is part of the photo essay on Colombian culinary traditions. This time, meat displays in several popular markets around Colombia witness our sanitary and aesthetic culture as a meat-eating country. It is evident that the strength of these images results from their visual impact and their morbidity. Ironically but also by coincidence, this visual impact is the same one that meat vendors use to attract customers. The idea is to let the meat speak by itself and sell fresh products.